The Effect of Memory Strategies on Writing Skill of EFL Tikrit Secondary School Students

The current research aims to identify the effect of memory strategies on writing skills among secondary school students in Tikrit. To achieve this goal, An achievement test is conducted, which is the pre and post to measure writing skills according to memory strategies. The sample consisted of 70 students from the fourth class of secondary school. They are divided into two groups: an experimental group of 35 students who studied according to memory strategies, A control group of 35 students studied according to the conventional method. The results indicated that using memory strategies as a method for learning to write is more effective than the conventional method.